Show POLAND WANTS AUTONOMY novt 10 representatives ot all political cartiea n poland at a meeting held in the palace today decided to send twenty leading citizens to st petersburg to request tho em boror to grand poland full autonomy and its own parliament the deputation will leave tomorrow SCOW CROFTS EXPANDING BUSINESS capital OF THE COMPANY IN CREASED wonderful growth of the biggest wholesale house in this section from saturdays standard f A splendid example ot the wonder ful growth of a business from a small establishment to the largest exclusive wholesale houses in the inter mountain country Is thoroughly shown in tho rapid advancement of john sons company brought out at a meeting ot the directors ot the company held today at which it was voted to increase the capital stock from to thi j step was made necessary by the great growth of the business calling tor the erection ot larger quarters in ogden and the building ot a branch housa at pocatello idaho twenty five years aso the late john Soo wcroft established a adall business in this city ogden then boasting 0 population ot about six thousand inhabitants the trials and tribulations such as were experienced by the pioneers and empire builders were encountered by mr whose watchword was success to this end the illustrious gentleman worked As his sons grew to be young men tha senior Soo wcroft took them into tha business in the ot 1884 was taken into the firm and it then became known as john scow brott son in the following years heber and willard wore admitted and the firm name aca changed by the addition of the letter s albert was the last of the sons to be admitted the company established its wholesale business many years ago and about ten years ago it was incorporated for which was increased to five years ago at the time of the last increase the offices and warehouses were found to be inadequate for the immense business handled and the present home the seven story structure on wall a denue was planned and the structure completed about three years agar which aavo the firm feet of floor space and now again the firms wonderful growth has made it necessary tor the erection of a second large warehouse on the opposite sido of the street from the present building the size and dimensions will not be fully decided upon until the return from the cast of joseph and albert who leave soon to visit all the modern warehouses and offices of the wholesalers in chicago new york and boston the proposed building will be thoroughly modern with all he up to date conveniences for the handling of an immense amount of goods the increased capacity will be more than doubled although in the present home the firm can unload six cars at a time an office and warehouse tor coot over are busily engaged in handling the business and twenty four salesmen cover the trade in the states of utah idaho wyoming nevada and part of montana the past year has been the most prosperous in th business of the firm who carry their own brand of goods known as the jessco this name is taken aiom the first letters of the firm name in addition to improvements in this city the firm has found it necessary to establish a branch and warehouse at pocatello the land for which was purchased recently through the teal estate firm of church white and is situated on the east side of the tracks just south of tho depot and close to the railroad tracks five man will be employed there to handle the trade for idaho and montana which can to an advantage inasmuch as pocatello is the junction of all the lines through idaho the branch at which was established a couple of years ago employs six men and is the supply aita alon for the southern part of the state the officers and directors ot the company are joseph president bieber vice president willard secretary and treasurer albert Soo wcroft director and joseph docker director |